Package Description

Deputy Manager Children's Home (Activity and Intervention)

Location: Based in Arthog

Salary: Starting from £34,000 

Hours: Office Hours, 9 till 5

Do you enjoy outdoor activities and want to work in a meaningful role supported by experts with genuine opportunities for career progression and personal development? Choose a career with Keys Group and you will support children in an activity environment to meet their individual needs and overcome their challenges preparing them to live full and happy lives. Choose a career with Keys Group and you will support children in a homely environment to meet their individual needs and overcome their challenges preparing them to live full and happy lives.

Why choose Keys Group for your career in care?

This is an exciting time to join a leading and growing organisation as part of a friendly, professional and supportive team.

As well as competitive pay and in house professional support we provide and fully fund the necessary training to achieve valuable externally accredited qualifications.

Join us as a Deputy Manager in our Activity centre that cares for four children and we can offer:

· The Real Living Wage as a minimum

· Full induction and introductory training programme

· Fully funded training and qualifications (care and activities)

· Enhanced pay scales that recognise both qualifications and experience

· Enhanced company maternity & paternity pay leave

· Free meals

· A great employee Benefits programme

· NEST Pension Scheme

· Life assurance

· Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check paid for by us

· 28 days annual leave

More about the role

Working 9:00am till 5:00pm Monday to Friday, you will be accountable for delivering a high-quality care to the Young People in conjunction with the Service Manager. You will be part of a caring team that provides a safe and often life changing experiences and loving home for children and young people, led and supported by a Registered Manager.

Activity and Intervention services offer a twelve week programme for young people who require alternative accommodation to break the cycle of circumstances they find themselves in. During that stay, young people take part in number of adventurous activities which aim to restore their self-confidence, build trust and establish positive relationships with highly trained and experienced adults.

Working 4-5 shifts (including overnights) Activity services offer short term 2-1 activity placement using Outward bound activities to engage the young people in our care. There is a heavy focus on taking part in outdoor/physical activities, including mountain biking, adventurous jumping, kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding, hill walking, rock climbing and bouldering.

Activity teams provide support in a range of different places across the location area and North Wales national parks.

As part of the team and along with other professionals, you will provide the therapeutic care and support needed for each individual child. You will act as a positive role model to meet their everyday living needs, developing trusting relationships that create recovery, growth and lasting change.

You’ll support children and young people aged 8-18 who experience social, emotional and mental health difficulties in a residential children’s home environment. You’ll support the young people to learn the skills they need to lead happy and successful lives and to overcome their challenges.

What do you need?

We are looking for someone with a minimum of an NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Residential Childcare who has at least 1 years’ experience working in a residential childcare setting at a Senior level. Unfortunately, we cannot accept Health and Social Care qualifications.

We want people who are naturally caring, flexible and resilient.

Contact us today, we would be delighted to hear how you can join us in helping care for children to lead happy, healthy and successful lives.

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications.

Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care and therefore this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. To discuss this role in more detail you are welcome to email me directly at sean.ryan@keys-group.co.uk.

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